Set up NNMC, run it like NNPC to end banditry in key mining states—AEEPM
Leading nongovernmental organization (NGO), the Africa Environmental & Economic Peace Mission (AEEPM), has called for the establishment of Nigerian National Mining Corporation (NNMC) that will be run like the Nigerian National Mining Corporation (NNPC) to tame the incessant banditry in…
Official bureaucracy may push Ogoni cleanup to next year—Right activist
Contrary to the pronouncement of the Minister of Environment, Ibrahim Jibril, that the incessantly postponed cleanup of polluted Ogoniland will commence this month, the Head of Research at Africa Environmental & Economic Peace Mission (AEEPM), Dr. Gilbert Muoka, has said…
AEEPM to sue FG over loss of $12bn to delays in amending Deep Offshore Act 1993
Leading non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Africa Environmental & Economic Peace Mission (AEEPM), weekend at a press conference in Lagos, expressed its readiness to drag the federal government to court to seek damages on behalf of Nigeria and Nigerians over its…
Why Nigeria may not ban plastic bags as Kenya has done, by AEEPM
Following the success story recorded by Senegal, since January 5, 2016, in banning manufacture and use of certain plastic bags, and the recent take off of similar ban from Monday last week in Kenya, leading environmental experts in Nigeria have…
Need for review of fine on gas flaring reechoes as FG loses N96bn in 5 months
Africa Environmental & Economic Peace Mission (AEEPM), weekend said it may approach a Federal High Court to seek for immediate review of the nation’s penalty regime on gas flaring. This is in response to the recent revelation of an estimated…
AEEPM seeks compensation for Nigerians as FG fails to end dirty fuel imports July 1
Considering the lack of political will and policy summersault at play in the inability of the Federal Government to enforce ban on the importation of dirty fuels into the country from July 1, 2017 as announced in December last year,…
Experts describe NASRDA’s planned launch of Nano-Satellite as another drain pipe
More Nigerians and experts in Science and Technology have continued to condemn the planned launch of Africa’s first Nano-satellite, saying the platform will equally go the same of other white elephant satellites previously orbited by NigComSat. It would be recalled…
Only laws made by NASS can compel IOCs to end gas-flaring by 2020—AEEPM
A new report by leading nature based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Africa Environmental & Economic Peace Mission (AEEPM) has disclosed that “Only laws passed by the National Assembly can compel the International Oil Companies (IOCs) to do the needful by…
‘Watch your states’ govs over use of released Ecological/Natural Resources Funds’
Leading Environmental activist and head of Research and Development at Africa Environmental & Economic Peace Mission (AEEPM), Dr. Dan Agu has called on Nigerians to keep intelligent watch over the use and application of the released Ecological Fund to their…
